1961 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
| Championship details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 16 April 1961 - 3 September 1961 |
| All-Ireland Champions | |
| Winning team | Tipperary (18th win) |
| Captain | Matt Hassett |
| All-Ireland Finalists | |
| Losing team | Dublin |
| Captain | Noel Drumgoole |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Tipperary |
| Leinster | Dublin |
| Ulster | Not Played |
| Connacht | Not Played |
| Championship statistics | |
| Top Scorer | Jimmy Doyle (2-17) |
| Player of the Year | Liam Devaney |
| All-Star Team | See here |
|
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The 1961 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 75th staging of the All-Ireland hurling championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1887. The championship began on 16 April 1961 and ended on 3 September 1961.
Wexford were the defending champions, however, they were defeated in the provincial championship. Tipperary won the title after defeating Dublin by 0-16 to 1-12 in the All-Ireland final.[1]
Format
All-Ireland Championship
Final: (1 match) The two provincial representatives from Leinster and Munster made up the two final teams with the winners being declared All-Ireland champions.
Results
Leinster Senior Hurling Championship
| First round 16 April 1961 | Laois | 4-5 - 3-8 | Westmeath | O'Connor Park | ||
| Referee: J Spain | ||||||
| First round replay 30 April 1961 | Westmeath | 2-9 - 2-8 | Laois | St. Brendan's Park | ||
| Attendance: 2,000 Referee: R Sheppard | ||||||
| Quarter-final 28 May 1961 | Westmeath | 3-13 - 3-5 | Offaly | Cusack Park | ||
| Referee: R Sheppard | ||||||
| Semi-final 18 June 1961 | Wexford | 6-8 - 5-7 | Kilkenny | Croke Park | ||
| Attendance: 31,636 Referee: J Dowling | ||||||
| Semi-final 25 June 1961 | Dublin | 2-15 - 2-5 | Westmeath | |||
| Attendance: 5,000 Referee: J Dowling | ||||||
| Final 23 July 1961 | Dublin | 7-5 – 4-8 | Wexford | Croke Park | ||
| Attendance: 27,446 Referee: J Dowling | ||||||
Munster Senior Hurling Championship
| Quarter-final 28 May 1961 | Galway | 2-13 - 0-7 | Clare | MacDonagh Park | ||
| Attendance: 8,000 | ||||||
| Quarter-final 11 June 1961 | Waterford | 4-14 - 4-5 | Limerick | Cork Athletic Grounds | ||
| Attendance: 12,500 Referee: P Cronin | ||||||
| Semi-final 2 July 1961 | Tipperary | 7-12 - 5-6 | Galway | Cusack Park | ||
| Attendance: 17,000 Referee: G Fitzgerald | ||||||
| Semi-final 9 July 1961 | Waterford | 2-7 - 5-7 | Cork | Thurles Sportsfield | ||
| Attendance: 42,824 Referee: M Hayes | ||||||
| Final 30 July 1961 | Tipperary | 3-6 – 0-7 | Cork | Gaelic Grounds | ||
| Attendance: 62,175 Referee: M Hayes | ||||||
All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
| Final 3 September 1961 | Tipperary | 0-16 – 1-12 | Dublin | Croke Park | ||
| Attendance: 67,866 Referee: G Fitzgerald (Limerick) | ||||||
Main article: 1961 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final
Championship statistics
Miscellaneous
- The Munster final between Cork and Tipperary breaks all previous attendance records. An official crowd of 62,175 is the biggest ever attendance recorded at a sporting event outside of Croke Park in Dublin. An unofficial attendance, due to spectators storming the gates, meant that the crowd could have been as high as 70,000 or more. It remains a record for a Munster decider.
Sources
- Corry, Eoghan, The GAA Book of Lists (Hodder Headline Ireland, 2005).
- Donegan, Des, The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games (DBA Publications Limited, 2005).
- Sweeney, Éamonn, Munster Hurling Legends (The O'Brien Press, 2002).
References
- ↑ "All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Roll of Honour". The GAA website. Retrieved 28 July 2011.